The odd angry shot 1979 stream and watch online moviefone. Times and lifestyles were much simpler and societal roles were more defined. Though it didnt reach american shores until much later on home video thanks to the success of platoon. Video is okay given the limitations of the source, but far from excellent. Released 1979, the odd angry shot stars graham kennedy, john hargreaves, bryan brown, john jarratt the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. It follows the departure and tour of duty of an australian special air service regiment sasr reconnaissance team. The movie, which was shot on location in new south wales and canungra, queensland, traces the tour. Harry graham kennedy, a hardedged special air service corporal, meets a new company of soldiers during his second tour in vietnam. The odd angry shot 1979 nfsa restores trailer youtube. Best war movies hollywood adventure movies best adventure movies of all time. Set during the vietnam war, the odd angry shot depicts life in australia as it was before, during and following the war.
The films title, though, might as well refer to the barbed sentiments the poor bloody. At no point does the odd angry shot feel like a war movie ive seen before. However, the odd angry shot doesnt dwell in the darkness of the conflict. The odd angry shot australias involvement in the vietnamese war created a political and moral dichotomy in the country such as hadnt been seen since the question of conscription at the time of. It was popular then and continues to be revived, partly because its very funny, with an. It follows the departure and tour of duty of an australian special air service regiment reconnaissance team and avoids much of the political comment on australias involvement in vietnam. The 1975 book was made into a movie of the same name released in 1979. Odd angry shot, the internet movie firearms database. Harry graham kennedy, a hardedged special air service corporal, meets a new company of soldiers.
Australias participation in the vietnam war was as much of an alienating and. The odd angry shot online free online megashare watch. In between drinking cans of fosters beer, australian soldiers suffer lifechanging injuries, and generally experience the war in vietnam. Watch the odd angry shot full movie streaming online duration 92 minutes and broadcast on 19790301 mpaa rating is 3. The odd angry shot follows a single tour of duty of an australia special air service regiment reconnaissance team in vietnam, and their daily life in camp. Overall a killer extras package, all packaged as if it were an army base. Mission selection instead of chapter search and so on. Brief and bracing, tragic yet darkly funny, it portrays a closeknit group of knockabout sas fighters. Nagel didnt write the screenplay for this film, tom jeffrey did, but nagel did write the film script for two other movies, and they were also both war films. The odd angry shot hasnt cured me of my bias towards the war genre and i still believe that no film could ever truly depict the horrors of vietnam. Odd angry shot, the internet movie firearms database guns.
This time around it is the vietnam war and our guys fighting it are members of the special air service. While the deer hunter and coming home get most of the credit for bringing the vietnam war experience to movie screens in america, another country involved in the same conflict, australia, offered its own exceptional take on the controversial subject shortly afterwards with the odd angry shot. The odd angry shot 1979 03011979 au war 1h 32m user score. Aug 10, 2016 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the battle of long tan, the national film and sound archive of australia nfsa presents its digital restoration of the odd angry shot. This vietnam war movie fired off a barrage of controversy in its native australia, with its story of a group of aussie professional. The odd angry shot is a good australian film, that is a classic in australia, but still leaves much to be desired.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the odd angry shot near you. The odd angry shot 1979 tom jeffrey, graham kennedy, john hargreaves, john jarratt. The odd angry shot was just about all the aussies managed in their own ignominious vietnam war adventure. Dvd available from australias only ever vietnam war movie. Movies and food are two of the things we do best at sbs. Based on william nagles autobiographical novel of the same name, this comic tragedy follows a troop of special air service volunteers as they try and survive in the jungles of south vietnam in the 1960s. I have called this page after the name of the only aussie movie about the vietnam war and one of the best ever made about the aussie experince. Nagel, author of the the odd angry shot novel, was about eighteen years of age when he went to serve in the vietnam war enlisting on 31 august 1964. Australias participation in the vietnam war was as much of an alienating and soulsearching experience for australians as for americans, and jeffreys frank portrayal of a group of australian volunteers casts the war in a.
The odd angry shot 1979 cast and crew an australian volunteer soldier isnt quite prepared for the sights and situations he finds in vietnam. The odd angry shot is the seminal account of australian soldiers in the vietnam war. After his 21st birthday, bill john jarratt goes to fight in vietnam, as part of the australian forces. For all its political context, the odd angry shot plays more like a cross between the aussie larrikin movie and the sort of naive servicemen find an education in war theme that influenced one of the first american movies about the vietnam conflict, the boys in company c, a film remarkably similar in tone, although far more cynical. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. With graham kennedy, john hargreaves, john jarratt, bryan brown. The odd angry shot, tom jeffreys classic australian film, the odd angry shot, is set in the late 1960s during the vicious war australians shared with the united states. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
Filmmakers have constantly exploited the vietnam war for stories but the odd angry shot is the first and perhaps only example that tackles australias involvement in the conflict. In between drinking cans of fosters beer, australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in vietnam. Harry graham kennedy, a hardedged special air service corporal, meets a new company of soldiers during his second. The odd angry shot is one of those great little movies that offer an australian perspective of an occurrence usually shown through us eyes. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the battle of long tan, the national film and sound archive of australia nfsa presents its digital restoration of the odd angry shot. The odd angry shot movie trailer, news, cast, interviews. Australias participation in the vietnam war was as much of an alienating and soulsearching experience for australians as for americans, and jeffreys frank portrayal of a group of australian volunteers casts the war in a different light from the perspective of a cimino or. The odd angry shot is one of the very few australian films that deals with the vietnam war, and it does so through the eyes of professional soldiers, rather than officers or conscripts. Less about the politics of australias involvement in the war, this film was more about the men, the conflict and their adjustment to. The odd angry shot is an australian movie based on australian soldiers and their experiences during the vietnam war. It is based on the book of the same title by william nagel, and follows the experiences of australian soldiers during the vietnam war. A slight hiss is noticeable when the film first starts, but its mild enough to be easily shrugged off, and i dont notice it at all once the movie proper is underway.
Trailer 1979 australian vietnam war movie the odd angry shot. The odd angry shot is an australian 1979 war and action film with elements of comedy, which was written, directed and produced by tom jeffrey with sue. It was not the vietnam war movie that some australian critics wanted or expected in 1979, although audiences liked it. The odd angry shot 1979 is an australian film based on australian soldiers and their experiences during the vietnam war. Private nagle 38359 first underwent basic training and then in january 1965, completed the army basic cooking course, qualified as a cook, and then in may 1965, nagel was assigned to the australian army. The odd angry shot 1979 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The odd angry shots dtshd master audio soundtrack offered here in twochannel mono proves to be quite a strong showing as well. Interesting, but it is a bit hard to follow script and footage at once.
The odd angry shot is an australian 1979 war and action film with elements of comedy, which was written, directed and produced by tom jeffrey with sue millikin. The following firearms were used throughout the odd angry shot. Nagel was the author of this movie s source novel, the odd angry shot. Less about the politics of australias involvement in the war, this film was more about the men, the conflict and their adjustment to life back home. The odd angry shot, by william nagle based on his own experience in 3 squadron sas australian army, portrays the boredom, mateship, humour, and fear of a group of australian soldiers deployed to south vietnam in the late 1960s. If one ever could, i dont think anyone would ever want to watch it. We take a look at some more australian movies this time the obscure war film forgotten to time the odd angry shot starring john jarratt from. Feb 07, 2017 in between drinking cans of fosters beer, australian soldiers tread on a few landmines, and generally experience the war in vietnam. The odd angry shot 1979 tom jeffrey, graham kennedy. The odd angry shot 1979 action, comedy, war 1 h 32 min graham kennedy, john hargreaves, john jarratt, bryan brown director. Tom jeffreys classic australian film, the odd angry shot, is set in the late 1960s during the brutal war australians shared with the united states. The odd angry shot is one of the very few australian films that deals with the vietnam war, and it does so through the eyes of professional soldiers, rather than officers or conscripts it was not the vietnam war movie that some australian critics wanted or expected in 1979, although audiences liked it.
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